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Dutch
Etymology
From spuit (“spout, hose, nozzle”) + gast (“guest, guy, dude”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspœy̯t.xɑst/
- Hyphenation: spuit‧gast
Noun
spuitgast m (plural spuitgasten, diminutive spuitgastje n)
- a firefighter, especially a man, who operates a firehose
Usage notes
Rarely this job title may be interpreted gender-neutrally and be used to refer to a female firefighter. However, due to the association of gast (“guy”) with males, typically brandweervrouw will be used in such cases. Brandweermens is a fully gender-neutral alternative.
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